Even before debut, the future 2RM took part in the reality show "survival" Hot blood/ Hot Blood". As a result of the transfer, a group was formed one day which included eleven people. But at the time of the guys' debut, it was decided to divide the project group into two independent ones - 2PM and 2AM.
Initially 2PM included seven members, but in connection with the scandal, in early 2010, leader Chaebom left the group. From the moment of his departure to this day, 2PM no leader.

Before debut:

All participants 2PM were selected through auditions except Nichkhun found by recruiters at one of the Korean festivals in Los Angeles. Park Chae-bum and Taecyeon auditioned in USA, however, in different places and at different times. Some participants already had experience in music industry before joining JYP, For example, minjun won many singing competitions. And others - Taecyeon, Junho and Chansung took part in the show "Survival of the Superstar / SuperStar Survival".
After joining the agency, the boys were preparing to debut as a group one day, subsequently 2PM and 2AM, and their training days were filmed and featured in an Mnet documentary" Hot blood".

2008-2009: Debut and rise to popularity

September 4, 2008 2PM debuted with the single "10 Points Out of 10 Points". Although most Korean boy bands choose the concept of " cute flower boys", participants 2PM were presented as brutal macho", creating a new phenomenon in k-pop culture- image " animaloids". chaebom, the oldest and most experienced among the members, was chosen as the leader of the group. On October 17, 2008, the boys started promoting the track "Only you", another song from their debut mini-album "Hottest Time Of The Day".
On April 16, 2009, the group returned with their second mini-album "Time for change". On May 9, 2009, the boys received their first "Mutizen" award, beating all competitors on M!Countdown. In the same week they won the second " Mutizen", but already for their performances on "Inkigayo". And the following week, the group won the triple crown, receiving the third " Mutizen". Thanks to the incredible success, July 30, 2PM received an award M!Countdown "Only One Song"

2009: Confrontation and member loss

On September 4, 2009, scandalous articles about posts appeared on the web. Chaebum on Myspace, which spoke of his rejection of Korea. Messages for 2005, copied from the singer's personal account, and some phrases literally taken out of context, caused a wave of negativity from the media and fans.
chaebom tried to remedy the situation by posting a formal apology on his Cyworld. Also, despite the demands of the audience to exclude the singer from the 2PM, chapter JYP Entertainment Park Jin Young, in a statement on September 7, announced his intention to leave Chaebum in a group. However, the next day chaebom announced that he was leaving 2PM and returns to USA until the scandal subsides. He planned to return to music school and continue your education. The singer also apologized to his classmates and promised to return.
This left the group with six members. In connection with the sad departure Chaebum, 2PM decided to take a short break and postpone the release of the full-length album.

2009: "01:59PM" and commercial success

Fans were able to enjoy the work of the group again only in November 2009. 2PM returned with their first full-length album "01:59PM" on November 10th. And the day before, during a press conference, Park Jin Young announced that he and the members 2PM still hoping to return Chaebum. In support of their words, it was decided to equally divide the income from their first full album into seven, giving Jay part of it. vocals Chaebum and his image on the cover were also not removed, but filming for the music video for the title track "Heartbeat" ended on 31 October without his participation.
The released album and the title track instantly won the top positions of the charts. Throughout November, the group has been actively promoting, performing on various music shows including "O Good Concert", "Music Bank", "Music Core" and " Inkigayo".

2010: "Don" t Stop Can "t Stop", "Still 2:00PM"

Despite an absence of many months, chaebom continued to be listed as a member of the group, which gave hope for his return. But February 25, 2010 JYPE in an official letter said that the day before the contract with him was terminated due to " serious personal error" Chaebum.
On February 27, a meeting of the six members of the group, representatives of the company and fans took place. Members of the group confirmed that they agree with the leader's departure, but refuse to state the reason for his departure. After this meeting, the global and Korean fan community 2PM divided into two fronts: some announced a boycott of the remaining six members of the group, while others support as a new composition 2PM, and the retired leader.
In April, the group returned with a new mini-album "Don" t Stop Can "t Stop", which included six tracks. Release demonstrated forte participants and again attracted increased attention of the public. The title track "Without U" instantly took first positions in six charts at once.
In the summer of the same year 2PM became special guests at the opening concert tour of their senior Wonder Girls labelmates in USA. This was followed by performances at the "Korea Times Music Festival" in Los Angeles and "Dream Concert" in Seoul, as well as the release of a special theme song for FIFA 2010 World Cup, "What's Your Celebration?".
First series of concerts 2PM took place on 31 July and 1 August Seoul, as well as August 7 and 8 in Busan. Members of the groups became special guests of the events 2AM and miss A.
In October, the boys returned with their fourth mini-album "Still 2:00PM", the title track of which was the song "I"ll Be Back. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard World Chart.
At the end of the year 2PM received an award" Most Popular Asian Singer" on the Mandarin Music Honors 2010 in China.

2011-2012: Japanese debut and "Hands Up"

May 2011 2PM released their debut Japanese single "Take Off". The song also served as main theme for the anime "Blue Exorcist". Literally immediately after the release, the track headed USEN's J-Pop Chart, allowing to become 2PM the first Korean group to win such a place.
The first Japanese concert tour "2PM 1st Japan Tour 2011 Take Off" kicked off on May 6 at Sapporo and ended a week later in Tokyo.
June 2011 JYP Entertainment released the track listing for the band's upcoming studio album "Hands Up". The album itself was released on June 20. The promotion also featured the tracks "HOT" and "Give it to Me", produced by Jun.K and Junho respectively.
"hands up"gained status" all-kill" in all the main charts of the country. The return with the new album was quite short, lasting only a month, which was due to the preparation of the guys for promotions in Japan and their "Hands Up Asia Tour".
And in July 2011, the group's first own variety show, "2PM Show", was aired, with all six members taking part in the filming.
November 30, 2011 2PM released their first studio album in Japanese "Republic of 2PM". The full-length release includes previously released singles " take off", "I"m Your Man" and "Ultra Lover", as well as Japanese versions of hit Korean tracks and four new songs.
According to the results of the Oricon ranking, in 2011 2PM became the second best-selling group in Japan.
In April 2012, information appeared about the release of the Japanese documentary film"Beyond The One Day" featuring the members 2PM and 2AM. On April 13, the trailer was presented.

2013: Grown

More than a year later 2PM have begun preparations for their return to the Korean scene with their new full-length album "Grown". Teaser for one of the title songs "Comeback When You Hear"
This Song" was released on May 2, 2013. The video itself, along with ten tracks from the album, was released on May 6, while the second title track "A.D.T.O.Y." and its music video were released on May 11.
As part of the promotion of the new album, from May 2 to July 31, at the metro station Apgujeongrodeo in Seoul a special exhibition "2PM G+Star Zone" was opened. And the first performance with the tracks " Comeback When You Hear This Song" and " A.D.T.O.Y."took place on the stage of the music show" M! Count down" 16th of May.

2014: "GO CRAZY!"

Due to the busy individual schedules of the members, the date for the group's new comeback has changed several times. It was originally April 2014, then July and eventually evaluate the return 2PM with the new full-length album "GO CRAZY!" fans could only 10 September. And before that, colorful teaser photos were released on August 31 and September 2. First performance with GO CRAZY!"was held on September 11. (c) http://doramakun.ru/

The country: South Korea
Compound: 6 people
Direction: K-pop, Dance, Hip-hop, R&B, Pop
Foundation date: 2008
label: JYP Entertainment
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2PM(투피엠) is a South Korean boy band with six members: Jun. K / Minjun, Junho / Junho, Nichkhun / Nickhun, Taecyeon / Taecyeon, Wooyoung / Wooyoung and Chansung / Chansung. The group was formed by the label JYP Entertainment in 2008 and official debut guys with the track "10 out of 10" took place on September 4 of the same year.

Even before debut, the future 2RM took part in a reality show for survival "Hot Blood / Hot Blood". As a result of the transfer, a group was formed one day which included eleven people. But at the time of the guys' debut, it was decided to divide the project group into two independent ones - 2PM and 2AM.
Initially 2PM included seven participants, but in connection with the scandal, in early 2010, the leader chaebom left the group. From the moment of his departure to this day, 2PM no leader.

Before debut:
All participants 2PM were selected through auditions except Nichkhun found by recruiters at one of the Korean festivals in Los Angeles. Park Chaebum and Taecyeon auditioned in the US, but in different places and at different times. Some members already had experience in the music industry prior to joining JYP, For example, minjun won many singing competitions. And others - Taecyeon, Junho and Chansung took part in the show "Survival of the Superstar / SuperStar Survival".
After joining the agency, the boys were preparing to debut as a group One D ay, later 2PM and 2AM, and their training days were filmed and documented Mnet "Hot Blood".

2011-2012: Japanese debut and "Hands Up"

May 2011 2PM released their debut Japanese single Take off. The song also served as the theme song for the anime. "Blue Exorcist". Literally immediately after the release, the track headed USEN's J-Pop Chart, allowing to become 2PM the first Korean group to win such a place.
First Japanese concert tour "2PM 1st Japan Tour 2011 Take Off" started on May 6 in Sapporo and ended a week later in Tokyo.
June 2011 JYP Entertainment released the track listing for the band's upcoming studio album "Hand Up". The album itself was released on June 20. The promotion also featured the tracks " HOT" and " Give it to Me", produced Jun.K and Junho respectively.
"Hand Up" won the status "all kill" in all major charts of the country. The comeback with the new album was rather short, lasting only a month, which was due to the preparation of the guys for promotions in Japan and their " Hands Up Asia Tour".
And in July 2011, the group's first own entertainment show was aired, 2PM Show", in the filming of which All six participants took part.
November 30, 2011 2PM released their first studio album in Japanese Republic of 2PM". The full-length release includes previously released singles "Take Off", "I"m Your Man" and "Ultra Lover", as well as Japanese versions of hit Korean tracks and four new songs.
According to the rating Oricon, in 2011 2PM became the second best-selling group in Japan.
In April 2012, information appeared about the release of a Japanese documentary "Beyond The One Day" the heroes of which were the participants 2PM and 2AM. On April 13, the trailer was presented.

2013: Grown

After over a year, 2PM has begun preparations for their comeback to the Korean scene with a new full-length album " Grown". Teaser for one of the title songs "Comeback When You Hear"
This song" was released on May 2, 2013. The video clip itself, along with ten tracks of the album, appeared on May 6, and the second title track "A.D.T.O.Y." and its music video were released on May 11.
As part of the promotion of the new album, a special exhibition was opened at the Apgujeongrodeo subway station in Seoul from May 2 to July 31 "2PM G+Star Zone". And the first performance with tracks "Comeback When You Hear This Song" and " A.D.T.O.Y." took place on the stage of the music show "M! Countdown" on May 16.

2014: "GO CRAZY!"

Due to the busy individual schedules of the members, the date for the group's new comeback has changed several times. It was originally April 2014, then July and eventually evaluate the return 2PM with new full length album "GO CRAZY!"fans were able only on September 10. And before that, colorful teaser photos were released on August 31 and September 2. The first performance with " GO CRAZY!" took place on 11 September.

Composition of the group:

stage name: Jun. K / 준케이
Real name: Kim Min Jun / 김민준
Nickname: Panda
Date of Birth: January 15, 1988
Place of Birth: Daegu, South Korea
Position in the group: main vocalist
Growth: 180 cm
Blood type: BUT
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Hobby: songwriting, fashion, collecting accessories and shoes
Knowledge of languages: English, Korean, Japanese
Favorite food: gummies, sushi
Favorite Artists: Donna Hathaway, R. Kelly, Frank Ocean, D "Angelo, Calvin Richardson
Favorite colors: red and yellow
perfect girl: with a sweet smile, passionate about her work
Motto: "Guys, be ambitious"
According to other members of the group, minjun talks the most, is the most organized member, he is clumsy and can't just stand while talking, always late.
Nichkhun started learning Korean from Jun. K, who often taught him bad words.
During the 10/10 days, he was called "Strawberry" (Korean cartoon character) because of his hair.
He likes to be frank, on the show he often tells interesting stories about 2PM, and the rest of the participants try to interfere with him in every possible way.
If 2RM were girls, he would date himself.
If I had not become a singer, I would like to be a writer.
Since Minjun's nickname is"panda", there are more than 600 panda toys in his house, which were given to him by fans.
He loves puppies very much. He has a dog named Audrey.
Before starting his creative career, Jun.K He has won numerous awards in writing competitions. Initially, in addition to JYP Entertainment, auditioned for yg Entertainment, was accepted into both companies, but in the end chose JYP.
On October 7, 2011 he made his solo debut with the single " Alive", the music video for which was released on October 10. The debut release instantly took the top lines of the charts, including the first position in Cyworld.
The following solo works were tracks "HOT", "Sunshine" and "Don't Go". minjun also collaborated with various artists: San E - "B.U.B.U", Jung Woo - "Tok Tok Tok", Kan Mi Youn - "Sunshine".
In October 2012, due to family circumstances, he changed his name "Kim Jun Su (Kim Jun Su)" to "Kim Min Jun". In the same year he recorded the song "Love…Goodbye" which became the soundtrack for the drama "I Love Lee Tae Ri". And in July 2014 he presented the long-awaited single "No Love".
In addition to his singing career, Jun.K is also trying his hand at acting. So along with Changmin from 2AM and Yenny from wonder girls he played the role of D "Artagnan in the musical "Three Musketeers", and at the beginning of 2013 played Daniela in a musical "Jack the Ripper".

stage name: Nickhun / Nickhun / 닉쿤
Real name: Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul
Nickname: Kun, Kunni
Date of Birth: June 24, 1988
Place of Birth: California, USA
Position in the group: vocalist
Growth: 182 cm
Blood type: 0
Zodiac sign: Cancer

Hobby: playing the piano, music, sports (badminton, golf, snowboarding), movies, photography
Knowledge of languages: Thai, Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English
Favourite dish: samgyeopsal
Favorite performers: Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars
Favorite colors: red and blue
perfect girl: a kind and sweet girl with a dazzling smile who loves to play sports and spend time with her family
Motto: "Be honest with yourself"
According to the other members of the group, Nichkhun is a kind, handsome, neat, caring gentleman, as well as a winking machine, wonderful oppa, loves children very much, grumbles like an old man.
Plays the piano since the age of 9.
After drinking too much, he tends to start kissing everyone around him.
If not for music, I would like to become a chef or an architect.
Despite the fact that Nichkhun was born in the USA, he has Thai-Chinese roots, and during his childhood and youth he managed to live in Thailand, New Zealand and the USA. First seen by scouts JYP Entertainment during the Korean Music Festival in Los Angeles. After passing the audition and signing a contract, he moved to Korea. During his studies, he had to attend not only vocal and dance classes, but also learn the Korean language.
After debuting with 2PM Nichkhun gained immense popularity in his native Thailand. Therefore, in 2010, 2011 and 2013, he acted as the host of the Korean Music Wave festival in Bangkok, and was also the representative of tourism in Thailand.
In June 2010, information about participation appeared Nichkhun on the popular reality show Newlyweds / We Got Married", where she became his screen wife Victoria from f(x).
January 31, 2011 kun starred in the music video of a Taiwanese singer Wilber Pan to the song" Touch". He also took part in the filming music videos: 8eight - "Farewell Is Coming" and ETC - "The Last Tear".
After several episodic and minor roles in Korea, Thailand and Japan, in 2013 kun got the lead role in Chinese series "One and a half summer / One and A Half Summer", filmed in China and Greece. The drama aired in June 2014. This was followed by a new Chinese project- series " Wishlist".
April 2014 Nichkhun and Tiffany from girls generation officially confirmed their relationship, stating that they have been dating since December 2013

stage name: Taecyeon / Taecyeon / 택연
Real name: Ok Taec Yeon / 옥택연
Nickname: Tek, OkKat
Date of Birth: December 27, 1988
Place of Birth: Busan, South Korea
Position in the group: main rapper
Growth: 185 cm
Blood type:AB
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Hobby: music, skiing
Knowledge of languages: Korean, English, Japanese and Spanish
Favorite performers: J.Y.Park, TY, Craig David
Ideal Girl: girl with dignity
Motto: "Let's live life with a good heart"
According to the other members of the group, Taecyeon can fall asleep anywhere and under any circumstances, he is the dirty of the group, very attentive to the girls, communicates with the members the most. women's groups and suffers from "star" disease.
He wanted to get married at 27, as his parents got married at that age.
He likes to change hairstyles, watching the reaction of fans.
Taecyeon I like to record various songs. His hits are "Hottest Diet Song", "Sexy Wooyoung" and etc.
He would be interested to know about the past boyfriends of his future girlfriend.
Born in South Korea, but at the age of 10 he moved with his family to Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. In his school years, he was actively involved in extracurricular activities - he was in a chess club, was a member of a jazz group and a football team.
To audition in JYP Entertainment Taecyeon I went thanks to my sister. Initially, he wanted to become a model, but the judges were able to discern in him a future singer and dancer.
After Debut 2PM, Taecyeon collaborated with singers Bada and Baek Ji Young for duet tracks "Yes I'm In Love" and "My Ear's Candy" respectively. Together with Wooyoung tried his hand as a music show host SBS "Inkigayo", and also managed to be a participant in the second season of the reality show "Family vacation / Family Outing".
Early 2012 Taecyeon decided to team up with the students of his university and release a special album. The release was named "Blue Bears with Taecyeon" and was presented on February 24.
Taek made his acting debut in 2010 with the drama "Cinderella's Sister / Cinderella's Sister". Then followed the main role in the series "Dream High", the broadcast of which began on January 3, 2011. And in September 2011, information appeared about the upcoming filming Taecyeon in Japanese drama "99 days with a star / Boku to Star no 99 Nichi". Tek also starred in Korean dramas" Who are you? / Who Are You?" in 2013 and " Good days/ Wonderful Days" in 2014. The debut on the big screens took place in 2013 in the film "The night before the wedding / Marriage Blue".
February 2013 Taecyeon along with a Taiwanese actress Gui Gui became the new couple of the international version of the show" Newlyweds".
In addition to singing and acting, in 2013 Tek launched his own brand associated with the release of special goods with a popular green cat named Okcat.

stage name: Wooyoung / Wooyoung / 우영
Full name: Jang Woo Young / 장우영
Nickname: Boo Uhngee (Owl)
Date of Birth: April 30, 1989
Place of Birth: Busan, South Korea
Position in the group: vocalist
Growth: 178 cm
Blood type: B
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Hobby: music, internet, drawing, football and interior design
Knowledge of languages:
Favorite performers: Michael Jackson
Favorite color: green
Ideal Girl: charming and bright, with whom there is something to talk about
Motto: "Let's enjoy today and dream about tomorrow"
According to friends, Wooyoung extremely loyal when it comes to people close to him, is an excellent listener, even when he does not want to listen, if you need him, he will be there, although sometimes you will have to listen to his grumblings and complaints.
King of ssanti (funny dances under famous music), loves chicken legs.
Wooyoung Basically a melancholic. When Chansung gave him various funny nicknames, he sometimes even cried.
In the future I would like to become a producer.
On May 24, 2012, information about the solo debut appeared Wooyona. And on June 28, during the "Mnet 20's Choice award" music ceremony, he presented his title track. "Sexy Lady". mini album itself "23, Male, Single", which included songs composed by Junho and Jun. K, arrived on July 8th.
In September of the same year Wooyoung together with JYP, Taecyeon and Suzy from Miss A became the face of Reebok's new clothing line, also taking part in the recording of the ad's title theme " classic".
From July 2009 to July 2010 Wooyoung and Taecyeon acted as show hosts SBS Inkigayo". In February 2010, he took the place of co-host Kim Seung Woo in entertainment show KBS "Win Win", for which he was later noted by critics as a "resourceful MC".
He made his acting debut in 2011 with the drama Dream High, followed by a cameo role in the KBS special drama Human Casino.
From February 11, 2014 Wooyoung and actress Park Se Young joined the reality show" Newlyweds", forming a new couple. And in June 2014 Wooyoung became part of two duets at once: with Park Sae Young for "Two Hands Clasped"" and lel- Fireflies Glow.

stage name: Junho / Junho / 준호
Full name: Lee Jun Ho / Lee Jun Ho / 이준호
Nickname: Emperor, Nuneo
Date of Birth: January 25, 1990
Place of Birth: Ilsan, South Korea
Position in the group: main vocalist
Growth: 178 cm
Blood type: BUT
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Hobby: music, books, fashion, active sports
Language skills: Korean, Japanese and basic English
Favourite dish: bibimbap, fried noodles, eel with rice, takoyaki, ramen
Favorite performers: Musiq, Robin Thicke, Daftpunk, B"z
Favorite color: yellow
Ideal Girl: dreaming of children, the opposite of him, with big eyes with which he will be comfortable
Motto: "Be who you want to be. Honesty will get you through."
Junho- a big animal lover. He has a cat named Comeni.
During his school years, he enjoyed his resemblance to the Rhine and danced / sang many of his dances / songs. He even got autographs.
Likes to sing in the shower.
Junho actively involved in charity work. She also acts as an animal advocate and participates in various events dedicated to this topic.
Dreams of getting a pilot's license and buying a small plane.
If I wasn't a singer, I would like to be a baseball player, as his cousin plays baseball.
For the first time Junho managed to attract attention in 2006 after winning the show "Superstar Survival". After that, the guy signed a contract with JYP Entertainment. Then, followed by participation in the reality show "Hot Blood" and the debut Junho in a group 2PM.
Your writing talents Junho was able to demonstrate in early 2011 by creating a track "Give It To Me", later on the soundtrack to the film "Blind / Blind" and included in the album "Hand Up".
And during the concert tour "Hands Up Asia Tour" he presented his second track "Move On"- a special composition performed together with Wooyoung. The song subsequently went to number one on several Japanese charts, allowing 2PM increase your fame in Japan.
In 2012 Junho and actress Kim So Eun became the second couple to take part in the show "Music and Lyrics / Music and Lyrics". Their task was to create a soundtrack for the drama " Feast of the Gods", that they did well, and fans were soon able to appreciate the track Sad Love.
Then came the collaboration Junho with a Taiwanese singer vanness, which resulted in the song " Undefeated"- TV series soundtrack" Favorite Chocolate / Set Chocolate".
The guy also took part in the creation of the track "be with you" featured on debut solo album Wooyona, and compositions " forever for Japanese album 2PM Masquerade.
In May 2013, there was information about a solo debut Junho in Japan with mini album Kimi no Koe. The release itself was presented on July 24, and after it Junho started his first solo concert tour.
The acting debut of the singer took place in 2013 in the film "Spying / Cold Eyes". Then, roles in a historical drama followed " Memories of the Sword" and movie" Twenty / Twenty".
And on July 9, 2014, the singer released his second mini-album " FEEL", all the tracks in which are personally created by him. The day after the release, the album took first position on the Oricon charts.

stage name: Chansung / 찬성
Full name: Hwang Chan Sung / 황찬성
Nickname: Perry, Pwangga
Date of Birth: February 11, 1990
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Position in the group: vocalist, rapper, maknae
Growth: 184 cm
Blood type: AT
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Hobby: music, video games, sports
Knowledge of languages: Korean, Japanese and basic English
Ideal Girl: sociable, with kind eyes
Motto: "Let's live life in constant learning"
He has a cat named Jeonkam.
Often sleepwalks at night, and also likes to wake up in the middle of the night, have a bite to eat and continue to sleep on.
After drinking too much alcohol, he starts to fall asleep.
If I hadn't become a performer, I would have been a taekwondo instructor
He began his career as an actor, debuting in 2006 with the drama " Unstoppable High Kick". Then, followed by a role in the drama Jungle Fish.
In parallel with his acting career, Chansung decided to try his hand at a singing career, becoming one of the finalists of the musical survival show. Superstar Survival. And in 2008 after participating in the show "Hot blood" debuted with the group 2PM.
Chansung also acted: in the TV series "Royal thief / Kaito Royale" (2011), drama "Couple Undercover / 7th Grade Civil Servant" (2012), special drama" Your Noir / Your Noir" (2013) and film "Red Carpet" (2014).
In June 2012, together with his coach Chansung opened a fitness center in Seoul.

Former members:

stage name: Chaebum / JaeBum / 재범
Full name: Park Jae Beom / 박재범
English name: Jay Park / Jay Park
Date of Birth: April 25, 1987
Growth: 170 cm
Blood type: BUT

In 2008, JYP Entertainment introduced the audience to a team of trainees who were selected over the course of several years through various auditions around the world. To select those who will debut as part of groups, they launched the Hot Blooded survival show - a real training camp, where you get up before dawn, exercise at maximum difficulty and sleep well after midnight. Not many have made it through this struggle. And from those who remained, the audience themselves selected those who would become future idols.
In total, there were eleven young people on the stage. They were named "Oneday" and divided into two groups: seven young people were named 2PM and four more became . Their names directly determined the style in musical activity. If the "night" group was aimed at "conquering the soul" - the group performs songs in the ballad genre, then the task of the "day" ones is to excite - this is an active time and tuned in to vigorous activity.Since daytime cannot be "tender" and "calm" - the 2PM task was defined as follows: "passion in the eyes, complexly staged incendiary dances and gorgeous bodies of real men. seven under the shirt is a real washboard.

Debut:

2PM debuted with the single (10 Points Out of 10 Points) on September 4, 2008 on the M "Countdown show. On October 17, 2008, they began promoting "Only you" (Only you) - another song from their mini album "The Hottest Time of the Day" (Hottest Time Of The Day).
On April 16, 2009, the group released their second mini album 2:00PM Time for change. Promotions began on April 23 on M!Countdown, 2PM performed a dance for the album's intro, "What time is it now," which turned into a performance main song from the album - "Again and Again" (Again & Again).

2009-2014:

On September 4, 2009, articles about Chaebeom's posts on his personal Myspace account about his rejection of Korea dated 2005 surfaced online. At that time, he had just started his traineeship at JYP Entertainment. Chaebum posted an official apology on his Cyworld. Despite the huge number of bloggers who were against Chaebum and demanded his expulsion from 2PM, JYP Entertainment head Park Jin-young stated on September 7 that Jay would remain a part of the group. The next day, Chaebum announced in his official fan cafe for leaving the group and returning to the US to go back to school and improve his understanding of music, as well as apologizing to the other 2PM members for not being a good leader and big brother for the group.

Park Jin-young confirmed that he will respect the singer's decision and 2PM will continue as a 6-member group. In addition, due to the sensitive topic of Chaebeom's departure, 2PM has stopped participating in entertainment programs since the start of promotions for their new full album (early November). 2009).
The group finished re-shooting their music video for "Heartbeat", the title track of their first full album without Chaebum, on October 31, 2009. During the press conference, it was announced that Chaebeom's vocals would not be removed from the songs. A day later, after the release of 2PM's full album, on an episode of Golden Fishery Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Park Chiyoung announced that Chaebeom would return as a member of 2PM if he wanted to, and emphasized that his return is not imminent. To support Chaebum and to prove that they are not six, but always seven, the six members of 2PM decided to equally divide the income from their first full album into seven, giving Jay his part of the proceeds.
Chaebum continued to be listed as a member of the group, which gave hope for his return. But on February 25, 2010, JYPE announced in an official letter that his contract had been terminated the previous day due to Chaebum's "serious personal mistake". On February 27, a meeting of the six members of the group, representatives of the company and fans took place. The members of the group confirmed that they agreed with the leader's departure, but declined to state the reason for his departure (referring to an attempt to protect Chaebum). After this meeting, the global and Korean fan community of 2PM was divided into two fronts: one announced a boycott of the remaining six members of the group, while others support both the new 2PM lineup and the retired leader.

On October 30, 2009, a clock appeared on the official 2PM website that counted down from 70:40. Bloggers assumed they would reach 0 at 4:30 pm on November 2, but instead of 0, the clock froze at 1:59; at this time, a teaser for the song “Tired of Waiting” appeared on the site, very interested in bloggers. Another countdown began for the full song, which appeared on the album cover site on November 3 at 12:00 pm, when the clock again stopped at 1:59. The next teaser for the second track "I was crazy about you" appeared on November 5, in the same way, and the full song the next day. Each of the 6 members then submitted teaser clips to YouTube. The full album titled "1:59PM" was released on November 10, 2009.

In February 2010, JYP Entertainment announced that Chaebum would no longer be returning to the group, and his contract with the company was terminated. Two days after the event, a press conference was held from the remaining 6 members of the group and CEO JYP Entertainment. Subsequently, all of 2PM's fan clubs were shut down as a sign of Chaebum's support. The management announced that a new leader of the group would not be elected, so that such an incident would not happen again. In April 2010, 2PM released the mini-album "Don't Stop Can't Stop", the lyrics and title of which say that the group cannot be broken or stopped, and Jaebeom will still remain theirs. friend. The title track "Without U" quickly peaked at number 1 on six different Korean music charts.

Due to the busy individual schedules of the members, the date for the group's new comeback has changed several times. It was originally April 2014, then July and eventually evaluate the return 2PM with new full length album GO CRAZY! "fans were able only on September 10. And before that, colorful teaser photos were released on August 31 and September 2. The first performance with " GO CRAZY! took place on September 11th.

Awards:

2008 - Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Rookie of the Month

2008 - Asia Song Festival - Asian Newcomer's Award

Group history:


2PM is a group that won the hearts of listeners not only with excellent vocal abilities, but also with dances, where they mix hip-hop style and acrobatic stunts.

Boy-band from Seoul, South Korea. They are produced by one of the "Holy Trinity" JYP Entertainment. They debuted on September 4, 2008 with the song - 10점 만점에 10점 (10 points out of 10 points).

The group consists of 6 members - Junsu, Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Junho, Wooyoung and Maknae Chansung.
2PM is one of two sub-groups that form a group called One Day (10 members in total). The second subgroup - 2AM - consists of 4 people, they mainly sing ballads - Jo Kwon (leader), Im Siron, Lee Changmin and maknae Jung Jinwoon.
All 2PM members auditioned to become part of JYP Entertainment. Jaebum (the former leader of the group) and Nichkhun auditioned in the US. Others already had experience in show business, which contributed to their approval to join JYPE, for example - Junsu won many vocal competitions, Taecyeon, Junho and Chansung participated in the competition - "SuperStar Survival"
The members of "One Day" first appeared on Mnet's documentary show "Hot Blood" showing their rigorous training (how much more!). The only one who didn't participate was Changmin (2AM). He served. By the way, Kwon remains the champion in training, he trained in JYPE - 2567 days (that's 7 years + several months!). The guys trained all together, but after they were separated, but this does not prevent them from considering themselves a family until now.

2008-2009

They were said to have debuted on September 4, 2008 with the song "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 points out of 10 points"), and the music video was filmed at the same time. On October 17 of the same year, they started promoting their second single "Only You" from their debut mini-album - "Hottest Time of the Day." Angel", "10점 만점에 10점" (Old School ver.) and instrumental versions of the two main songs. Over 18,000 copies have been sold. On December 20, 2PM releases "Only you Winter Special", which includes only one song "Only you", but the sound is different from the original song.

On April 16, 2009, 2PM released their second mini album "2:00 PM Time For Change". Promotions for their title track "Again&Again" began on April 23 via M!Countdown, where they also performed the opening dance for the song "What Time Is It Now". And on May 9, they received their first Mutizen Song award on M!Countdown, which was their first award since debut. The same week, the guys received their second Mutizen award at SBS Inkigayo. They won their third award the following week, followed by an award at Music Bank. On June 11, 2PM began promoting their second song "Niga Mipda" ("I Hate You") on M!Countdown. On July 2 and 3, while the boys were in Thailand with their promotions, they won first place with "Niga Mipda" on M!Countdown and Music Bank. The guys thanked their fans for their support by recording a video and posting it on their Youtube channel. And on July 16, they received their third award on M!Countdown.

The album "2:00 PM Time For Change" sold over 60,000 copies. The album contains 8 tracks, 3 of which are instrumental. In addition to "Again&Again" and "Niga Mipda", the album included the R"n"B version of "Again&Again", as well as "You might come back" moment the most popular song "Heartbreaker" G-Dragon "a). Then 2PM released the album "2PM Thailand Special Edition" consisting of CD and DVD. The CD includes 14 songs (all songs from 2 mini-albums), and the DVD contains 3 videos and photo gallery.The album sold over 8,000 copies.

On August 28, the boys participated and were nominated for "3rd Mnet 20's Choice". They won HOT Performance star and HOT Summer Hot Popular award, and Nichkhun won HOT Mr.Beauty! And on August 30, 2PM received an award on M!Countdown - ""Only One Song".

2009: The First Album 01:59PM

October 30, 2009 on the official website of 2PM there was a "clock". The countdown started at 70:40 and stopped at 01:59PM on November 2, at the same time a small piece of a song written by JYP for 2PM's album "기다리다 지친다" ("Tired of Waiting") was released. The interest from the fans was huge. Then the countdown of the "clock" stopped on November 3 at the same time, and the album cover was released on the Internet. On November 5 (the same countdown), a teaser for the song "너에게 미쳤었다" ("I Was Crazy About You") appeared, and the next day it was posted full version songs. This song is also written by JYP. Video teasers of each band member for their new music video "Heartbeat" have appeared on YouTube. And already on November 10, 2009, their first album "1:59" appeared on the Internet, which went on sale on November 14 (?) 2009. The album has 13 songs. The style is difficult to determine, but both "dance" and "r"n"b" are present, and completely unknown. The sound is different from their first two mini-albums. The main tracks are "Heartbeat", "기다리다 지친다" ("Tired of Waiting") and "너에게 미쳤었다" ("I Was Crazy About You"). The album contains mixes of their old songs. The comeback took place on November 12 at Mnet's "O Good Concert". Both the album and the title track, "Heartbeat", quickly skyrocketed to #1 on various music charts.


2009: Awards and success.
On November 21, 2009, at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), 2PM received 2 awards - "Best Male Group" and "Artist of the Year" (the latter is one of the most prestigious awards of the ceremony, or "Daesang" show). The group thanked Jaebeom during their acceptance speech for both awards and emphasized his absence during the performance of "Again&Again" (his dance seat was empty and the lyrics he sang in the song were sung by fans in the audience during the performance).

On November 26, 2009, after two weeks of promoting their album "1:59", 2PM won first place with the song "Heartbeat" on the TV music show K-Chart. On December 18, 2009, 2PM's "Heartbeat" ranked #1 on KBS Music Bank for 4 consecutive weeks. Also "Heartbeat" became the #1 song on Inkigayo's "Take 7" chart for three weeks ( maximum amount times for one nominated song), won the "Mutizen" song award on SBS Inkigayo.

On December 30, 2009, at the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) New Year's Eve concert, 2PM's "Again&Again" won Song of the Year with 57,060 votes from viewers.

On December 29, 2009, the group performed the album's second single "1:59" "기다리다 지친다" ("Tired of Waiting") for the first time at SBS Gayo Daejun's New Year's Concert. Active promotion of this song began on January 1, 2010 on music program Music Bank of KBS. On January 2 and 3, the song was featured on MBC's Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo. "01:59" album promotions ended on January 17, 2010 with a farewell performance of the songs "기다리다 지친다" ("Tired of Waiting") and "Heartbeat" on SBS Inkigayo.


overseas activities.
2PM's first overseas performance took place in Thailand in February 2009. They performed at the "Nine Entertain Awards" and also in Pattaya at the "Pop Music Awards". The first time 2PM was going to enter the Chinese music market on December 25, 2009, they planned to meet their Chinese fans at the 2009 show Hanryu (Korean-Chinese Feel K-pop Festival).

On December 25, the 6-member group performed at a concert in Shanghai, but the release of their first full album in China was postponed.

TV shows, advertisements, companies.
In December 2008, 2PM began participating in the "Idol Show" on MBC. It was shown from December 4, 2008 to March 26, 2009 - there were 17 episodes in total.
The guys then started filming the reality show "Wild Bunny" on Mnet. In the show, they give in to 10 forbidden things for an idol. "Wild Bunny" aired from July 21 to September 1. Subsequently, 7 episodes aired, but 8 were canceled due to the incident with Jaebum. And Jaebum and Chansung filmed in "Introducing Star Friend". Nichkhun, in turn, participated in the show "Star King", where all the members of 2RM periodically appeared. After that, he replaced Jaebum on "Introducing Star Friend". Junho participated in the second season of the sports variety program "Dream Team".

In March 2009, 2PM became the models for "EXR" designer clothes. In July, the boys were chosen as overseas representatives for the "I Love Thailand" campaign. And Nichkhuna has chosen the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) as the face of the "Come to Thailand: Let's take a break!" campaign. The brainchild of this campaign can be seen in the video.

In August 2009, 2PM partnered with the Body Shop for the "Gentle Hands, Kind heart”, calling for the protection of children and adolescents from sex trafficking. The participants were Korean representatives of the company. At the end of October 2009, a commercial film (CF, promotional video) by 2PM was released promoting the Thai snack company Hanami. The video featured Jaebum; it was announced that the video had been filmed prior to his departure in September.

In November 2009, many promotional deals were made. The first of these was an advertisement and photo campaign for Real Brownie cookies. Shortly thereafter, the group launched an advertising campaign for Samsung's Corby mobile phone on television (several commercials, a performance of the song "My Colour" and a video for the same song) and on the Samsung website. 2PM also promotes the Paris-Croissant Food Company's confectionery brand Paris-Croissant Food Company, for which the group recorded a special Christmas song and starred in a commercial series alongside popular Korean actress Kim Tae Hee.

In December 2009, Coca-Cola selected 2PM to introduce a new line of mini bottles of their drink that "you can always take with you."

In early January 2010, it became known about the conclusion of an advertising contract between the group and the Korean company engaged in the production of lines of fashionable youth sports shoes and clothing "Spris".

Also, members Taecyeon, Nichkhun, Junsu, and Wooyoung took part in commercials for Cass beer, and Nichkhun will continue to promote the Suzuki Gelato motorcycle in Thailand.

Current activity:
Taecyeon is appearing on the new season of SBS' celebrity variety show Family Outing and also starring in the drama Cinderella's Sister. Wooyoung co-hosted KBS's variety talk show 'Win Win'. Taecyeon and Wooyoung host the music show Inkigayo on SBS. Nichkhun, JunOh, and Chansung also became MCs on M!Countdown. Junho returned as a member of "Dream Team 2" in March 2010.

2009 - 2010: Jaebum incident and departure

On September 4, 2009, articles about Chae-beom's posts on his personal Myspace account about his rejection of Korea dating back to 2005 surfaced online. At that time, he had just started his traineeship at JYP Entertainment. Jaebeom posted an official apology on his Cyworld. Despite the fact that a huge number of bloggers were against ChaeBum and demanded his removal from 2PM, the head of JYP Entertainment Park Jin Young (JYP) stated on September 7 that Jay will remain part of the group. The next day, ChaeBum announced on his official fancafe that he was leaving the group and returning to the US to go back to school and improve his understanding of music, as well as apologizing to the other 2PM members for not being a good leader and big brother for the group. .

Park Jin Young confirmed that he will respect the singer's decision and 2PM will continue as a 6-member group. In addition, due to the sensitive topic of Jaebeom's departure, 2PM stopped participating in entertainment programs from the start of promotions for their new full album (early November 2009).

The group finished re-shooting their music video for "Heartbeat", the title track of their first full album, without Jaebum on October 31, 2009. During the press conference, it was announced that Jaebum's vocals would not be removed from the songs. A day later, after the release of the album, on an episode of Golden Fishery Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Park Jin Young announced that Jaebum would return as a member of 2PM if he wanted to, and stressed that his return was not inevitable. To support Chaebum and to prove that they are not six, but always seven, the remaining members of 2PM decided to equally divide the income from their first full album into seven, giving Jay a share of the proceeds.

Jaebeom continued to be listed as a member of the group, which gave hope for his return. But on February 25, 2010, JYPE announced in an official letter that his contract had been terminated the day before due to Jaebum's "serious personal mistake". On February 27, a meeting of the six members of the group, representatives of the company and fans took place. The members of the group confirmed that they agree with the leader's departure, but declined to state the reason for his departure (referring to an attempt to protect Jaebeom). After this meeting, the global and Korean fan community of 2PM was divided into two fronts: one announced a boycott of the remaining six members of the group, while others support both the new 2PM lineup and the retired leader.

Interesting Facts:

Junho won JYPE Superstar Survival in 2006, the grand prize of which was an internship with JYPE.
Taek and Chan Song lost in the above show.
Nichkhun's real name is Nichkhun, but when he was recorded by Korean recruiters, he wrote his name in English as Nichkhun, they omitted the C and wrote it in Hangul as 닉쿤 (Nichkhun).
Nichkhun was the only one out of 1,000 recruiters in the US and across Asia who was selected for an internship with Jeep.
Tek wears glasses.
At school, Tak participated in chess, jazz, football and athletics clubs.
Nichkhun was persuaded by Korean recruiters for 4 days to enter the Jeep agency competition.
Nichkhun could not do anything - neither sing nor dance, did not know the Korean language, taught him from scratch (singing, dancing, acrobatics, acting, Korean and Chinese, respectively), and recruited him as a model, because everything it was his appearance.
The recruiter told Nichkhun that "even though you can't do anything, we need you, because in your eyes I see what Jeep is looking for."
For the duration of their internship, they were strictly forbidden to meet girls and miss classes, and the first and second were followed by immediate expulsion from the agency.
Nichkhun didn’t have a car in LA, and the friend who drove him was busy and couldn’t bring him to the audition (it was at the other end of the city, and he apparently didn’t know how to use public transport ... or didn’t have time to get there). Korean recruiters drove up to the cafe where Nichkhun had a meeting, set up everything (equipment, etc.) In general, he auditioned on the street in front of the restaurant with all honest people (when he tried to sing and dance, he was stopped almost immediately, because it was terrible).
At the audition, when Nichkhun was asked to dance, he tried to refuse due to the fact that there was no music, the recruiter drove a huge minibus and turned off the radio.
Nichkhun has been playing the piano since he was 9 years old.
Chan Song attended a kendo club at school. He showed great success in this kind of martial art.
Joon-ho used his resemblance to Rain during his school years and danced / covered many of his dances / songs. And he even took autographs
Jun-soo, despite the busy schedule, manages to study well at the university.
Chan Song and Jun Ho were very successful with girls, why see points 14 and 15.
Jay was also the only one out of 1,000 applicants personally selected by Jeep from other selections across the US.
Jay can play the piano and Junho can play drums a little
Chansong and another member of 2PM (Changsong passed Taek in one of the interviews) were forced to go on a diet (considering how much he loves to eat ...) to make them slimmer for the start of promotions for the group's 2 singles, plus Chansong had a drastic haircut, which made him image, according to Tek, more sexually aggressive.
Taek shares a room with Jun-soo, Jay shares a room with Jun-ho and Woo-young, Chansong resp. with Nichkhun (which is probably why the two are so close).
Rumor has it (and k-pop lives mostly on rumors and fan information, unfortunately), 2PM recently moved into a 3-story house an hour outside of Seoul.